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Linux desktop recording software

SikarianSikarian Registered User regular
edited April 2007 in Help / Advice Forum
Does anyone know of any linux desktop recording software? I'm running Ubuntu 7.04. I'm trying to find a piece of software that will let me section out a selection on the screen and record that piece to a file.

I tried Istanbul, but that won't even open for me for some reason. I had a piece of software a while back but I forgot its name...it let me draw a big red square and pick the section, and then just hit Record.


Anyone have any ideas?

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  • FantasmaFantasma Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    From a yahoo search result:

    http://sps.nus.edu.sg/~marimuth/linux/screen_capture.html

    Hope this helps.

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  • embrikembrik Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    There's a command-line app called Scrot (I am not making that up), which captures to .png. There are several options like delay, capturing multi-displays, etc. It works fine, but I don't think you can choose a region. Are you looking to capture video or just screenshots?

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  • SikarianSikarian Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    Guess i should have clarified it in my first post.

    Ubuntu already has great built in print screen functionality, im looking for something that will record to a video live.

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  • FantasmaFantasma Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    I haven't tried myself, so be careful:

    http://www.demorecorder.com/

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  • SikarianSikarian Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    Anyone have any recommendations of software they've used?


    And being as I'm on Linux I like to keep it free :P

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  • BarrakkethBarrakketh Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    Check out Xvidcap.

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  • SikarianSikarian Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    xvidcap! That was it! That was the one I remember using before.


    Awesome!

    Thread complete, I just downloaded it and tried it, works much better on Feisty.


    Thanks :D

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